Sigh. Although, I passed my Math class, without a "B", I'm required to take the Math section of the "College Level Academic Skills Test". It could be worse. I could have to take the last Math class this semester all over again. That's definitely not happening. It's literally a "Christmas miracle" that I even passed at all. I literally had to fight for every inch of that class, and it still wasn't enough. In fairness, I did miss three assignments, which cost me the fifty points I needed for a "B". However, it just seems wrong that, only ".5" of my G.P.A. is holding me back from my printed degree.
My Math may be fuzzy, but this is what I did. A "C" is "2.0", and I earned two of them in both my classes. So, I added them together for the sum of "4.0" and divided them by "2" to get the average for my cumulative G.P.A. of "2.0" in Mathematics. I needed "2.5" to seal the deal.
I wish I could say that it didn't affect me during the graduation ceremony, but that's untrue. I kept having to tell myself that these last courses, are not an accurate indicator of the work I've done over the whole of my degree. I've worked very hard, and overcome a lot of fears, and circumstances beyond my control.
In regards, to this final test, I like to use the quote from the movie "Princess Bride".
"A technicality that shall be shortly remedied."
That's really what this last test is. Just a formality that needs attention.
I am a college graduate. Period. The fact of the matter is that no other classes need to be taken.
I recently received a plaque that I'll have to implement from now on.
"Courage isn't always a lion's roar. It is sometimes the heart at the end of the day saying 'I will try again tomorrow.' "
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